isthmus

英 [ˈɪsməs]

美 [ˈɪsməs]

n.  地峡

GRE医学

BNC.34487 / COCA.23546

牛津词典

noun

• 地峡
  a narrow strip of land, with water on each side, that joins two larger pieces of land

柯林斯词典

• N-COUNT 地峡
  Anisthmusis a narrow piece of land connecting two very large areas of land.
  1. ...the Isthmus of Panama.
     巴拿马地峡

英英释义

noun

• a cord-like tissue connecting two larger parts of an anatomical structure
  Synonym:band
• a relatively narrow strip of land (with water on both sides) connecting two larger land areas

双语例句

• Roosevelt, moreover, dispatched the U.S.A. Nashville to colon, on the Atlantic side of the isthmus.
  另外，罗斯福还把美国舰只“纳什维尔”号调往地峡大西洋那一边的科隆。
• Most systems offer cemented and uncemented fixation but the majority of cases require cement fixation distally, as the isthmus has been passed.
  多数系统提供了骨水泥型和非骨水泥型固定，但是由于己经超过股骨峡部，多数病例需要远端骨水泥固定。
• Institutional Development and Regional Electrical Integration of the Central American Isthmus
  中美洲地峡机构发展和区域电气一体化
• The isthmus that connects Central America and South America.
  连接中美洲和南美洲的一个地峡。
• Reclaiming the lost isthmus would have many positive consequences.
  收复失去的大陆桥，将会有诸多正面结果。
• The Role of Fetal Aortic Isthmus Hemodynamic Parameters and Transverse Cerebellar Diameter in Forecasting Fetal Growth Restriction
  胎儿主动脉峡部血流及小脑横径的测定在预测胎儿生长受限中的意义
• It was the neck of land which we call the Isthmus of Panama.
  这个陆地的狭窄地带，我们称之为巴拿马地峡。
• But I am assuming that an isthmus between Kent, East Sussex and Pas-de-Calais would be the cheapest, most popular means of reconnecting with the continent.
  但我猜想，在肯特郡、东苏塞克斯和加莱海峡之间的地峡，将是重新连接欧洲大陆的最便宜、最受欢迎的方式。
• The isthmus would be greyish brown, littered with whelk shells and punctuated by shipwrecks.
  海峡可能是灰褐色的，到处散落着海螺壳，时而还会有失事船只的残骸。
• A republic on the Isthmus of Panama.
  位于巴拿马地峡的一个共和国。